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vocabulary 16 m aw
social studies vocabulary 16 mohammad. A
Term | Definition |
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fort sumter | a federal fort located in the harbor of charleston |
Robert E lee | was an American career military officer who is best known for having commanded the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia |
border state | a slave state that bordered states in which slavery was illegal |
king cotton | cotton was called king because cotton was so important to the world market. |
anaconda plan | strategy by wich the union proposed to defeat the confederacy in the civil war. |
blockade | when armed forces prevent transportation of goods or people into or out of an area |
first battle of bull run | an 1861 battle of the civil war in wich the couth shocked north. |
hygiene | conditions and practices that promote health |
rifle | a gun with a grooved barrel that causes a bullet to spin through the air. |
minie ball | a bullet with a hollow base |
ironclad | a warship covered with iron |
battle of shiloh | a battle in wich the union forced the confederacy to retreat |
cavalry | soldiers on horseback |
seven days battles | battle in wich confederacy forced the union to retreat |
battle of antietam | bloodiest battle |